Harvard earned a lot of praise last month for standing up to the Trump administration. For example:
Congratulations to Harvard for refusing to relinquish its constitutional rights to Trump’s authoritarianism.
Other universities should follow their lead.
And instead of doing pro bono work for Trump, cowardly law firms should be defending those who believe in the rule of law.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) April 14, 2025
The Trump administration responded by pulling federal funding, just as it had done previously at Columbia University. Harvard took things up another notch and sued the administration. But even as all this was happening there were reports that, behind the scenes, both Harvard and the administration were looking to make a deal. And by the end of last month, there were signs that Harvard was softening its stance a bit.
Harvard will no longer…
